Bill Text: MI HB6212 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Animals; other; reference to animal industry act in act governing ferrets; modify citation. Amends sec. 1 of 1994 PA 358 (MCL 287.891). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6205'18
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2018-12-31 - Vetoed By The Governor 12/28/2018 12/31/18 Addenda [HB6212 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB6212-Enrolled.html
STATE OF MICHIGAN
99TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
Introduced by Reps. Calley, Lauwers, Victory, Vaupel, Alexander, Howell and Wentworth
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6212
AN ACT to amend 1994 PA 358, entitled “An act to regulate the possession of ferrets; to provide for the licensing of ferrets; to provide for requirements for importation and rabies control procedures for ferrets; to provide for the powers and duties of certain governmental entities; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 1 (MCL 287.891).
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 1. (1) “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian approved by the United States Department of Agriculture to perform specific functions required by cooperative state and federal disease control and eradication programs.
(2) “Animal” means an animal other than a human being.
(3) “Animal control officer” means an individual employed as an animal control officer under sections 29a, 29b, and 29c of the dog law of 1919, 1919 PA 339, MCL 287.289a, 287.289b, and 287.289c.
(4) “Approved vaccine” means a vaccine authorized by the state veterinarian under the animal industry act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.701 to 287.747.
(5) “Breeder” means a person who is a dealer as defined in the animal welfare act, 7 USC 2131 to 2147, 2149, and 2151 to 2159, and who is regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture as a class A licensee, breeder, or a class B licensee meeting the definition of dealer in 9 CFR 1.1 and who is regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture under 9 CFR part 3.
(6) “Department” means the department of agriculture and rural development.
(7) “Director” means the director of the department or his or her authorized representative.
(8) “Ferret” means an animal of any age of the species Mustela furo.
(9) “Hobby breeder” means a person who owns 4 or fewer ferrets that are at least 6 months of age or a litter of ferrets that is less than 5 months of age on a temporary basis for personal recreational purposes including, but not limited to, competitions in shows or improving the breed, and who registers his or her ferrets with a national ferret registry organization.
(10) “Law enforcement agent” means an officer of the department of state police, a law enforcement agency of a county, township, city, or village who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and enforcement of the criminal laws of this state, or a conservation officer.
(11) “Local unit of government” means a county, city, village, or township.
(12) “Official interstate health certificate” or “official certificate of veterinary inspection” means a printed form that is adopted by any state that documents the information described in this subsection and that is issued by an accredited veterinarian for animals being imported or exported from this state within 30 days before the importation or exportation of the animals it describes. A photocopy of an official interstate health certificate or official certificate of veterinary inspection is not valid. An official interstate health certificate or official certificate of veterinary inspection shall include all of the following:
(a) The complete names and addresses of the consignor and consignee and the destination address if different from the consignee address.
(b) A description of the ferret by breed, sex, age, color, markings, and other identification.
(c) The date of examination of the ferret by the accredited veterinarian preparing the certificate.
(d) The health status of the ferret by recording the results of any required tests and required vaccinations. The accredited veterinarian preparing the certificate shall certify that the ferret is free from clinical signs of infectious, contagious, or toxicological diseases.
(13) “Owner” means a person having a right of property ownership in a ferret, who keeps or harbors the ferret or has the ferret in his or her care or custody, or who permits the ferret to remain on or about premises occupied by the person. An owner does not include a veterinarian who keeps a ferret on a temporary basis for medical care or treatment.
(14) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
(15) “State veterinarian” means the chief animal health official of the state as appointed by the director under section 7 of the animal industry act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.707.
(16) “Veterinarian” means a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine under article 15 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.16101 to 333.18838, or under the law of another state or federal authority that is applicable to that person.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 6205 of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved
Governor
